Among the changes to the streamlined UI is the ability to jump between Workplace’s Notifications, groups and Workplace Chat features more quickly, with shortcuts placed on a left-hand navigation bar.

Workplace groups had before been placed on the right hand side of the application, but are now more prominently positioned, said Facebook. The goal: help users keep track of their groups. It is also possible to collapse the left and right-hand navigation bars to better focus on content such as the News Feed and group posts.

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The new Notifications interface in Workplace looks like an in-box and can be filtered.

“The changes made to the Workplace platform keep pace with the user interface and speed updates made to the main Facebook platform,” said Wayne Kurtzman, a research director at IDC. “Without this change, Workplace would start looking dated. I would expect it will also help implement an array of future features.”

Other updates include a new Notifications view, which displays updates as an inbox, with the ability to apply filters based on individual preferences to find relevant information faster. The Workplace “work graph” can also be used to highlight the most relevant content and groups to users.

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The new Groups interface in Workplace is designed to make it easier to which groups you've joined.

The updates to the Workplace admin panel, also accessible from the left-hand navigation bar, include a simplified design, with a single People tab to add, manage and deactivate users.

Karandeep Anand, Facebook vice president and head of Workplace, said that the UI changes areaimed at making it easier to collaborate and get work done in Workplace.

“In addition to building community at work, people want to use Workplace to collaborate and have the information they need at their fingertips,” Anand wrote in a blog post. “They want tools like Workplace Groups and a Notifications inbox that enable collaboration, reduce the reliance on email, and allow them to chat and share files quickly.”

Facebook launched Workplace in 2016 and has now amassed two million paid users, according to the latest data from the company. Customers include large deployments at Telefónica, Nestlé and Virgin Atlantic.

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ARN Exchange: Channel discusses security spending priorities

Customers spending priorities, drawing up a security strategy for customers and partners, detailing how partners can increase profit through security and outlining key areas of market growth ahead were some of the topics discussed at the ARN Exchange event in Sydney. Partners got together to talk about the spending priorities of customers within the security market today and the skills required from partners to deliver those services. The event was in association with Juniper Networks, Webroot, Cloud Plus and Mimecast. Photos by Christine Wong.

What are the spending priorities of customers within the security market today and what are the skills required from partners to deliver those services? An overview of the security market in Australia was debated in the ARN Exchange event in Melbourne with discussions covering the customers spending priorities, drawing up a security strategy for customers and partners, detailing how partners can increase profit through security and outlining key areas of market growth ahead. The event was in association with Juniper Networks, Webroot, Cloud Plus and Mimecast. Photos by Raymond Korn.

The channel came together for the forth running of the ARN Emerging Leaders Forum in Australia, created to provide a program that identifies, educates and showcases the upcoming talent of the ICT industry.
Hosted as a half day forum, attendees heard from industry specialists as keynoters and panellists discussed leadership paths and career choices. Hall of Fame members and industry mentors​ hosted small groups of future leaders to mentor and advise.
This also marked ARN's inaugural 30 Under 30 Tech Awards, which recognised young talent in the Australian IT industry across technical, sales, marketing, management, human resources and entrepreneur categories.
Photos by Christine Wong.

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